Chapter 42: The Road to No Return (Part 2)

Lao Sheepsie accidentally heard this secret. It turned out that in ancient China, in the Daxinganling area, a considerable number of people had a habit of secretly worshiping Huangpi, believing that Huang Daxian could control the souls of dead people, which was a seduction. The seduction is a common name for the ghost immortals who seek life. It is specially used to pick up the souls of the dead. Any souls that were hooked were sent to the ghost yamen, that is, the underworld. Most ordinary people have heard of the legend of the ghost yamen. It is a place that cannot be returned if you enter, but they only know that the ghost yamen is hidden in the deep mountains. No one knows the specific location, because no one can come out alive.

Not only dead people, but also living people are often hooked. A very good living person suddenly loses his mind and becomes stupid and crazy. Everyone thinks that this is the person who sent a yellow-skinned man to hook up in the underworld. Even if he is not dead at that time, he will become a living dead person. Although there are signs of life, his soul is gone. Although the remaining body is still full of vitality, it is just a walking corpse waiting to die.

Since ancient times, due to the large number of ethnic minorities in China and the integration and evolution of various customs, it has been improved and changed more than the stop, and then no one has been able to find out the custom of using yellow skin as a seduction. It was spread from when and where.

It is possible that this custom is related to the fact that some old yellow-skinned men who have practiced Taoism can communicate with people's hearts and make the ecstasy. Some yellow-skinned men are very special. For example, after they eat a special black rat, the secretions in their bodies will change. If the stinky farts emitted are fumigated to the living person, the person will lose his mind and become confused, crying when he says crying, and laughing when he says laughing, as if he is caught in a demon. The superstitious foolish people are even more difficult to understand. In the process of word-of-mouth, the more he spreads, the more magic it becomes.

These legends of yellow-skinned and ghost yamen gradually decreased from the Song Dynasty, and fewer and fewer people knew about them. However, many related contents were retained in folk legends. It is said that Huang Daxian had a copper box with a mouthful of yellow-skinned snare inside. There are many murals and clay sculptures of Huang Daxian Temple, which are gentle with this folk legend. However, in the past, where did Huang Daxian's copper box fall? There is no way to check it.

Until the Japanese army discovered a corpse cave of the ancient Xianbei people at the end of the remnant of the Daxinganling Mountains, which was the "Baiyan Cave" between the grassland and the desert. There were countless dead people in it, and many strange phenomena that could not be explained at the time. There were two mountain passes of the Baiyan Cave, and there were Yin River and "Ghost Gate" in the middle. Everything was in line with the legend of the Ghost Gate. This entrance to the underworld was a secret that had been buried by the ancients for thousands of years.

The front mountain pass is connected to the grassland, and occasionally a terrible "burning wind" appears to devour people and animals. The "burning wind" mentioned in Buddhist scriptures is the wind of evil ghosts blowing out from the Avici Hell; the back mountain pass leads to the Mongolian desert, which is a place where people are hard to reach. The corpse cave in Baiyan Cave, and the soil and rocks contain many special substances, which can prevent the corpse from rotting for a long time. Through investigation of this corpse cave, we found out that this place was originally the tomb of the Great Xianbei witch. Baiyan Cave is regarded as the destination of the dead. It is listed as two holy places with the legendary "Gaxian Cave", the origin of the Xianbei people. It enjoys tribute and sacrifices all year round, and sacrifices are offered by the living burying jade and the dead burying stones.

Later, as time passed, the legends and locations of the corpse cave were gradually lost and replaced by wild news such as "Ghost Door". The large number of stone carvings and murals in the corpse cave record that the witches control the dead souls. The witches can use it to attract the dead souls from the underworld and carry out some witch activities. However, no relevant records were found about what secrets there were. Moreover, the most important corpse in the cave, the Great Xianbei Witch, was not a real Xianbei person. Her origin was a mystery.

The Japanese were very interested in this legend and believed that "burning wind" was related to the entrance to the underworld at the bottom of the corpse cave. It was the Yinfeng of the Death of the Yellow Springs. The copper box was probably the key to mastering it. To conduct some secret research on it, it was necessary to find the box. According to the clues, after the Xianbei split and disappeared, the soul-summoning box fell into the mountains of the Daxinganling Mountains. So they bought the bandit leader of the "Nier Club" and asked them to help find Huang Daxian's soul-summoning box among the people. Mr. Tongsun and Yang Erdan, two traitors, began to search and gradually gained fame.

After learning about it, Lao Sheepsie tried to persuade Yang Erdan to dig the grave. Now, he listened to the Japanese and wanted to dig the underworld. Isn’t that asking for death? After persuading him, the two brothers finally turned against each other. Yang Erdan felt that Lao Sheepsie always made a joke, and it would be a disaster for him to keep him. Sooner or later, he pretended to listen to his brother and swore to wash his hands and quit, so he tricked Lao Sheepsie to a cliff and kicked Lao Sheepsie from behind.

The old sheepskin was also a man of great life. He fell off a cliff and hung on a pine tree but did not die. Several ribs were broken, and the pine branches were almost broken. Thanks to the hunter's rescue, he saved his life and recovered for half a year. He was still thinking about Yang Erdan. Not only did he not hate him, he also complained that he could not persuade him to return to the road. He went into the mountain again to find Yang Erdan, and only then did he realize that the "Ni'er Club" finally dug out the soul-summoning box in a place called Huang Pizi's grave, which cost several lives. Even Mr. Tongsan was forced to hang himself by Huang Daxian. Yang Erdan was lucky enough to die and actually took out the box, took a few subordinates and the Japanese businessman who contacted them, and the group rushed to the "Hundred Eye Cave" deep in the grassland.

The old sheepsie followed him and wanted to chase Yang Erdan back, but he followed him all the way to Baiyan Cave. He was frightened by the black smoke that burned people in the crematorium. In addition, the clouds were changing at that time, and he thought it was the demon dragon that the grassland herders said. He believed in this set of things so much that he could not believe it anymore. He hesitated and wandered around Baiyan Cave and did not dare to approach Baiyan Cave again. In fact, even if he followed, he would probably be captured by the Japanese Kwantung Army. He either had a live test or was killed directly to silence him. He had been around Baiyan Cave for more than ten days, but he didn't see another half of the living person coming out. He knew in his heart that something was wrong. Where was Baiyan Cave? It was the ghost yamen leading to the underworld. He walked into the road of no return and never thought of coming back.
Chapter completed!